Value of sonography for follow-up of mediastinal lymphadenopathy in children with tuberculosis

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 118-124

  Bosch Marcet, Joaquim ^a   Serres Créixams, Xavier ^b   Borrás Pérez, Victoria ^a   Coll Sibina, Maria Teresa ^a   Guitet Juliá, Montserrat ^a   Coll Rosell, Elena ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE GRANOLLERS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lymphadenopathy; Mediastinum; Radiography; Tuberculosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 34247877802     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20304     Document Type: Review

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